Impact of direct oral anticoagulants on ROTEM® variables; a sample size-calculated experimental study.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are increasingly common, with bleeding events associated with elevated plasma concentrations. Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM), a point-of-care tool for assessing secondary hemostasis, has demonstrated a correlation with increasing concentrations of DOAC. However, previous studies have only partially explored this relationship.

Tick-borne Encephalitis Clinical Characteristics in Adult Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study in Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: The incidence of Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has increased during the last decades in Europe. Our aim was to assess the clinical characteristics and outcome of TBE patients in Region Stockholm, as a high-risk area in Sweden.

Methods: The notification database at the regional Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention was used to identify TBE cases during 2006-2015.

Medicaid long-term services and supports and caregiving needs of caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Background: Long-term care services are funded primarily by Medicaid long-term services and support in the United States, where eligibility is based on care needs of the individual with intellectual and developmental disability alone. Impact of Medicaid waiver services on self-reported caregiver needs is not well understood.

Method: Caregivers (n = 405) of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across four states (NY, OH, TX, and PA) completed an online survey.